W.H. Auden: Difference between revisions

From Tolkien Gateway
(Puh, it took some internet research to compile the bibliography!)
mNo edit summary
Line 16: Line 16:
{{quote|I am [...] very deeply in Auden's debt in recent years. His support of me and interest in my work has been one of my chief encouragements. He gave me very good reviews, notices and letters from the beginning when it was by no means a popular thing to do. He was, in fact, sneered at for it.|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Letter 327]]}}
{{quote|I am [...] very deeply in Auden's debt in recent years. His support of me and interest in my work has been one of my chief encouragements. He gave me very good reviews, notices and letters from the beginning when it was by no means a popular thing to do. He was, in fact, sneered at for it.|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Letter 327]]}}


=Bibliography, selected==
==Bibliography, selected==


*[[1954]]: ''The New York Times'', October 31.
*[[1954]]: ''The New York Times'', October 31.
Line 25: Line 25:
**"[[A Short Ode to a Philologist]]"
**"[[A Short Ode to a Philologist]]"
*[[1968]]: ''Critical Quarterly'', Volume 10, Issue 1-2, pp.138-142.
*[[1968]]: ''Critical Quarterly'', Volume 10, Issue 1-2, pp.138-142.
**"Good and Evil in ''The Lord of the Rings''"
**"[[Good and Evil in The Lord of the Rings|Good and Evil in ''The Lord of the Rings'']]"


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 17:59, 12 June 2010

"We have a long way to go, and there is time ahead for thought." — Treebeard
This article or section is in the early stages of construction and should not be viewed as complete, or even close to being finished.


W.H. Auden.jpg
W.H. Auden
Biographical information
BornFebruary 21, 1907
DiedSeptember 2, 1973
EducationM.A. English language and literature, Christ Church, Oxford
OccupationPoet
LocationEngland/United States

Wystan Hugh Auden (21 February 190729 September 1973), Anglo-American poet, was a long-time friend of J.R.R. Tolkien and the two corresponded frequently.

"I am [...] very deeply in Auden's debt in recent years. His support of me and interest in my work has been one of my chief encouragements. He gave me very good reviews, notices and letters from the beginning when it was by no means a popular thing to do. He was, in fact, sneered at for it."
J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 327

Bibliography, selected

See also

External links